film review: Godzilla (2014)

May 19, 2014 // No Comment

You like giant stuff on the verge of destroying the Earth as we know it… right?

film review: Noah (2014)

April 7, 2014 // No Comment

Darren Aronofsky takes on one of the most epic tales of all in this twisted version of the story of Noah.

film review: Starred Up (2014) – JDIFF 2014

March 10, 2014 // No Comment

Starred Up is a taut, tense and thought-provoking drama, but is it worth watching?

film review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

November 22, 2013 // No Comment

If you read the site regularly (or at least as regularly as I post) then you’ll know that I’m a huge fan of post-apocalyptic dystopia as a genre….

film review: Rush (2013)

September 20, 2013 // No Comment

Ron Howard’s one of those directors that I’ve never really cared that much about. He makes good films, sure, but they’re not ones I’d be getting passionate about.

film review: Elysium (2013)

September 10, 2013 // No Comment

Back in 2009, South African director Neill Blomkamp appeared out of nowhere (seemingly) with his sci-fi thriller District 9.

film review: The Lone Ranger (2013)

August 18, 2013 // 1 Comment

Forget everything you’ve heard about Disney’s The Lone Ranger.

The buddy cop comedy is a staple of cineplex. It’s bread and butter, take two mismatched funny guys throw them into a cop car chasing bad guys and hilarity will ensue. Or at least that’s the formula. But how does that work when it’s two women?

film review: Red 2 (2013)

July 28, 2013 // No Comment

I think it’s fair to say that RED was one of the more surprising films in film history to be based on a comic book.

film review: Skyfall (2012)

October 18, 2012 // 5 Comments

James Bond has returned in… Skyfall This year sees 50 years of Bond and, for once, we’re talking about films that I have a history with. The first film I ever remember seeing was A View to a Kill and I saw every Bond that came out from then on.